Low profile PCI video card needed

[GS455STAGE2]

I have a Small Form Factor IBM Think Centre M52 Type 8215-YCM desktop with a Pentium 4 HT 3.2GHZ CPU, 3GB of RAM, a 225 watt power supply, and 128MB of integrated video with an Intel 82945G chipset and I am not sure whether to upgrade to 256MB or 512MB. I found TWO low profile PCI 256MB cards & TWO low profile PCI 512MB cards online. I play video games from the internet and I want the video to be smoother and faster, but will %!@MB help or is that overkill?

 

[rolli59]

The best low profile PCI card's I can find are these 9500GT http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048+1069609642+1419531894+106792522+1067942535&QksAutoSuggestion=&ShowDeactivatedMark=False&Configurator=&Subcategory=48&description=&Ntk=&CFG=&SpeTabStoreType=&srchInDesc=
(The power of the card is not decided by the amount of installed memory but the GPU on the card.)

 

[GS455STAGE2]

The best low profile PCI card's I can find are these 9500GT http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048+1069609642+1419531894+106792522+1067942535&QksAutoSuggestion=&ShowDeactivatedMark=False&Configurator=&Subcategory=48&description=&Ntk=&CFG=&SpeTabStoreType=&srchInDesc=
(The power of the card is not decided by the amount of installed memory but the GPU on the card.)

I want to buy the 512MB card, but my IBM has a 225w power supply and IBM does not make one with AT LEAST 400w (required power for the 512MB card) for my system. I looked for one that would fir in my PC, but no luck.

My other option is to get a Diamond Radeon low profile PCI 256MB HD2400 PRO video card and use it with my existing power supply, as it only uses 200w and I have 225w.

The only games I play are on www.candystand.com & www.shockwave.com. Those games are the ONLY REASON I want to put an aftermarket card in. I just bought this PC 2 weeks ago and other than no aftermarket gaming card, it fits my needs perfectly.

Which option do you recommend for my gaming use?

 

[sefard]

Hello! I'm really out of touch with videocards, and i just turned microATX.
I have an ASRock H55M PRO motherboard with an intel Core i3, and 2GB DDR3 Kingston HyperX (1333mhz, cl7), it has some onboard intel graphic card, but i doubt it'll do anything for video games.
Being a fan of the GTA series (and having played 2,3,vice,s.a.) i want to play GTA IV;

What low profile (narrow) card can you recommend for a smooth 25-30fps gameplay at medium/low settings?